“The wrath of Peleus' son, the direful spring Of all the Grecian woes, O Goddess, sing ! That wrath which hurled to Pluto's gloomy reign The souls of mighty chiefs untimely slain, Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore, Devouring dogs and hungry vultures tore:
I really enjoyed your observation that Achilles had his prize girl chosen for him because he would have been so tired after the battle.
It is also important to point out--as you rightly did--that Apollo is here called a god of mice. I assume that the plague being carried down is coming to them through mice. I wonder if part of the reason that Achilles calls the assembly, at least in part, is because he of all men would hate to die in that particular way. To die at the hands of a furious Hector would be noble; to die in a puddle of your own filth because of a mouse...well, that's a lot different.
Pope's translation is my favorite, and I tried to find a good audiobook of it, but all that I heard were much too anodyne. So I recorded my own for the enjoyment of myself and a couple of friends. You'll know after the first thirty seconds if it's for you:
Great stuff, F.D., and excellent writing. This piece exemplifies that for Aryans in the modern era, their best system , their only hope for survival and thriving, is National Socialism. As formulated by its founder, the incomparable Adolph Hitler, it was a meritocracy. Whether you were born of wealth or born of poverty did not matter regarding how far you went. What mattered was what you were made of. From, "Straight Time", the movie made from Ed Bunker's incomparable crime novel, "No Beast So Fierce". Dustin Hoffman as an ex-prisoner on parole talking about "The Slam". "On the Outside it's what's in your wallet. On the Inside it's what you are."
I really enjoyed your observation that Achilles had his prize girl chosen for him because he would have been so tired after the battle.
It is also important to point out--as you rightly did--that Apollo is here called a god of mice. I assume that the plague being carried down is coming to them through mice. I wonder if part of the reason that Achilles calls the assembly, at least in part, is because he of all men would hate to die in that particular way. To die at the hands of a furious Hector would be noble; to die in a puddle of your own filth because of a mouse...well, that's a lot different.
Pope's translation is my favorite, and I tried to find a good audiobook of it, but all that I heard were much too anodyne. So I recorded my own for the enjoyment of myself and a couple of friends. You'll know after the first thirty seconds if it's for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFwTQQjFBu8&list=PL9YSwRhj00TRNeYnzjxZCGq8PPLLEd9gH&pp=gAQBiAQB
Great stuff, F.D., and excellent writing. This piece exemplifies that for Aryans in the modern era, their best system , their only hope for survival and thriving, is National Socialism. As formulated by its founder, the incomparable Adolph Hitler, it was a meritocracy. Whether you were born of wealth or born of poverty did not matter regarding how far you went. What mattered was what you were made of. From, "Straight Time", the movie made from Ed Bunker's incomparable crime novel, "No Beast So Fierce". Dustin Hoffman as an ex-prisoner on parole talking about "The Slam". "On the Outside it's what's in your wallet. On the Inside it's what you are."